Recipes from La Isla!: New and Traditional Puerto Rican Cuisine

This is a wonderful cookbook. I am Puerto Rican (de pura cepa), pretty good in the kitchen, and with a very demanding palate. I have really enjoyed learning the Rosado's take on recipes that I have cooked differently for many years, and I will tell you, most of the time, my recipes start to incorporate a lot of what they do, in part because their recipes are healthy, in part because they are plain delicious, and in part because we all get tired of the same take on an idea. If, like a couple of other reviewers, you come with a narrow view about what "real Puerto Rican cooking" is you are bound to be disappointed. Everyone is entitled to their taste, but honestly, when you get down to it, cooking in Puerto Rico, and by Puerto Ricans, has an immense variety (regional, generational,etc.), of dishes, of styles, and of recipes for a particular dish. The authors are not shy about sharing their own style. Los Rosado presentan una propuesta gastronomica que no es ni definitiva ni tradicional, pero si de primer orden.

Every person who cooks uses different ingredients for different reasons. My mother has never used tomatoes or vinegar in her sofrito. Because of this book, I had her experiment. She enjoyed the "slight" difference in taste. In the end, she loved the slight difference in color, ingredients, and taste. Every cookbook enhances your cooking to some extent. This book did so in many ways. It doesn't hurt your cooking but enhances it when you learn something new. Hats off to both authors; American & Puerto Riqueño.

This cookbook has really helped me in being able to perfect my Puerto Rican cooking. My husband is from the island and I am very determined in trying to be able to cook his authentic food. When he tasted the food, he said that he was quite impressed with the way the way the food turned out. He is not an easy man to please when it comes to his cultural food. This cookbook made it very simple for someone who is not used to that type of cooking or food. I would recommend this to anyone who may also be in my situation or who is just looking to expand their horizons.